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狂热

kuángrè

fanatical; feverish; zealous

A fan in a red scarf shouts, holding a ball overhead
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Characters in this word

狂 kuáng

Strokes
7
Radical
犭 — dog
Made of
犭 dog 王 king, ruler
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

热 rè

Strokes
10
Radical
灬 — fire
Made of
执 to execute 灬 fire
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 对技术的狂热崇拜,往往会掩盖其背后的伦理风险和资源消耗。 Duì jìshù de kuángrè chóngbài, wǎngwǎng huì yǎngài qí bèihòu de lúnlǐ fēngxiǎn hé zīyuán xiāohào. Fanatical worship of technology often conceals the ethical risks and resource consumption behind it.
  • 他是个狂热的足球迷,每场比赛都不错过。 Tā shì gè kuángrè de zúqiúmí, měi chǎng bǐsài dōu bú cuòguò. He is a fanatical football fan who never misses a match.
  • 年轻人对新手机的狂热让商店门口排起了长队。 Niánqīngrén duì xīn shǒujī de kuángrè ràng shāngdiàn ménkǒu pái qǐ le cháng duì. Young people's frenzy for the new phone made a long queue form outside the shop.

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